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W EDNESDAY , M AY 18, 2016
SILVERTONAPPEAL.COM
Silverton bows
to Wabash in
$500k contest
JUSTIN MUCH
STAYTON MAIL
Silverton made a good run
but came up just short of a na-
tional victory.
Small Business Revolution
announced Thursday, May 12,
that the winner of its 500k Main
Street contest is Wabash, Indi-
ana. Silverton finished as the
runner-up. The two cities were
narrowed down by Deluxe Cor-
poration from nearly 10,000
nominations nationwide.
On Thursday Small Business
Revolution tweeted the winner
and noted on its website: “Now,
the votes are in — more than
180,000 of them! — and Wabash
is the winner of a $500,000 revi-
talization from Deluxe. The
transformation will be show-
cased in a show debuting here at
smallbusinessrevolution.org in
the fall.
“Watch videos about Wabash
and Silverton to see what makes
COURTESY OF SMALL BUSINESS REVOLUTION
Small Business Revolution announced Thursday that the winner of its 500k Main Street contest is Wabash, Ind.
Silverton finished as the runner-up.
See CONTEST, Page 3A
JEFF DOW
Creedence Clearwater Revisited will close out the Oregon State Fair on Sept. 5.
HIGH NOTES IN STORE
FOR OREGON STATE FAIR
CARLEE WRIGHT
STATESMAN JOURNAL
The Oregon State Fair’s con-
cert lineup features equal mix
of rock and country this year.
The state fair launches on
Aug. 26 and continues through
Sept. 5 at its northeast Salem
fairgrounds.
Kicking off the fair’s open-
ing night is British-American
rock band Foreigner. Founded
in New York in 1976, Foreigner
is recognized worldwide for its
rock ‘n’ roll anthems such as
“Juke Box Hero,” “Hot Blood-
ed,” “Cold As Ice,” “Waiting for
See FAIR, Page 2A
Join the ‘Creekside Chat’ conversation
Michael Davis
A shout out to Silverton-
Mount Angel area residents: Do
you have news, an event or a
cause you would like to see pub-
licized?
If so, stop by Silver Creek
Coffee House in downtown Sil-
verton around midday Wednes-
day, May 18, where Statesman
Journal Executive Editor Mi-
chael Davis and East Willam-
Drones at Silverton High
ette Valley reporter Justin
Much will be having a cup on
Silver Creek and visiting with
local residents in the inaugural
“Creekside Chat.”
With Creekside Chat, similar
to the “Holding Court” in Salem
(http://www.statesmanjour-
nal.com/search/Hold-
ing%20Court), Davis and Much
look forward to discussing top-
Online at
Silverton
Appeal.com
NEWS UPDATES
ics of interest with area resi-
dents in an informal setting and
hearing about their activities,
causes and concerns.
It will also provide an oppor-
tunity to meet Silver Creek Cof-
fee House’s new owner Elisha
Nightingale, who is proud to
serve Longbottom coffee and
tea at her 111 N. Water Street lo-
cale.
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Calendar ...............................2A
Classifieds..............................4B
Inspections ...........................4A
Obituaries .............................3B
Marriages..............................3B
Sports......................................1B
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A PROPERTY IS
BOUGHT USING
HARCOURTS EVERY
10 MINUTES. *
COURTESY OF RON STANLEY
Using a camera-mounted drone, Ron Stanley of Silverton films
the 2015-16 Silverton High School student body. School staff
invited Stanley, who owns Broccoli Media Productions, to
make a flyover film on May 3 that will be presented to
students at the year’s end. Stanley’s quad copter-style drone
weighs 3 pounds, carries a 4K camera and is produced by DJI
Inc.
* Based on Harcourts International fi gures from 2015.
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